Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-11-04
ARMY NEWS.
promotions and Changes I'm the
Regular Service.

Regular Service.
The following orders have been is
sused by General Miles:
Official notice thereof having been
received, the following promotions in
the 9th Cavalry are announced:
Captain Tullius c. Upper, Troop G,
to Major, October 10, 1887, vice Bid
die, promoted.
First Lieutenant Frank West, Troop
1, to Captain, Troop G, October 10,
1887, vice Upper, promoted.
Second Lieutenant George III. Sands,
Troop G, to First Lieutenant, Troop |,
October 10, 1887, vice West, promoted.
Major Tupper will report to the
commanding officer Fort Union, N NJ,
for duty.
Lieutenant Sands, on return from
leave, will proceed to Fort Wingate,
N. NJ, and report to the commanding
officer.
The journey of Captain w. A..
Thompson, 4th Cavalry, from Fort
Huachuca to Fort Bowie, A. T., Octo-
Der 25th, returning to his proper sta
ton from conducting detachment OF
recruits to Fort Huachuca, under Spe-
cial Orders No. 1859, C. s., Headquar-
ters of the Recruiting Service, is
hereby approved as necessary for the
public service.
Recruit Charles Hasner, recently
enlisted by the recruiting officer at
Fort Marcy, N. M, is assigned to
Troop H, 9th Cavalry, and will pro-
ceed at once to the station of his
troop-Fort Bayard. N. NJ.
The ouarter-master's department
will furnish the necessary transpor-
tation, and the subsistence depart
ment communication of rations, in adj
vance, at the prescribed rate, for the
necessary number Of days, it being
impracticable to carry rations OF any
kind.
By authorities from headquarters
of the army, a furlough for four
months will be granted Private Rob-
ert L. Farr, Company H, 10th Imam
| try.
Captain William Stanton, 9th Cav
airy, is granted leave OF absence for
fifteen days, to take effect upon final
adjournment of the general court mar
tial convened at Fort Thomas, A. T.,
by paragraph 2, special orders, No.
AZ, C. s., and 1st Lieutenant Hayden
DeLany, 9th Infantry, is detailed as
a member of the court.
INSPECTION OF STORES.
An inspection of subsistence stores
and storehouses will be made on the
first days of January, April, July and
October of each year by the command
ing officer of each post in this depart
ment, who will report the result by
letter to these headquarters. The fol.
lowing points will be specially noted
viz: Whether paragraph 2l37, A. r..
1881, has been complied with; the
quality of stores and their condition
whether the stores longest on hand
have been issued or sold first whether
there are any damaged stores on hand
(specifying the articles and cause o
DAMAGE the condition of subsistence
storehouses, cellar and bakery, and
their fitness for the uses required o
them; what security these storehouses
possess from fire and from loss by
theft; and such other information a
the commanding officer may deeu
pertinent.
Whilst it is the duty of the com
manding officer to see that all public
supplies required are duly called for
and those on hand cared for, especiA
attention will hereafter be given b.
them to the care of stores now fur
nished by the subsistence depart
ment and when it is absolutely neces
sary that the acting commissar.
should for a short time be separate'
from said stores, it is enjoined tha
it be done under paragraph 1875, AR.
1881.
Blanks to make this report will
upon application, be furnished from
these headquarters.